I am using the package fncychap (here) with scrbook and Sonny. Now I want to change the name of the word 'chapter' to a date which I can type by hand when I am creating a new chapter. I've experimented around with \ChNameVar{} but didn't get it. So how can you create this?
[Tex/LaTex] changing chapter name in fncychap
chaptersfncychap
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If all you need is less space above the word "Contents", you can change the definition of \DOTIS. It stands for DO TItle Star form and it will be the first thing in an unnumbered chapter. If you put \vspace*{-50pt} just before \mghrulefill, that will cancel the 50pt of space added by fncychap. As an alternative, you could redefine \@makeschapterhead from fncychap.sty, removing or altering the \vspace*{50pt} line.
If you want even numbered chapters to have less top space, you can redefine \DOCH. This stands for DO Chapter Heading and is the first thing in a numbered chapter. You can start it with \vspace*{-50pt} for the same reason. An alternative is to redefine \@makechapterhead and remove or alter the starting \vspace command.
I would change the \@make... commands. The following simply remove the \vspace*{50pt}:
\makeatletter
\def\@makechapterhead#1{%
% \vspace*{50\p@}% commenting out this line
{\parindent \z@ \raggedright \normalfont
\ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
\if@mainmatter%%%%% Fix for frontmatter, mainmatter, and backmatter 040920
\DOCH
\fi
\fi
\interlinepenalty\@M
\if@mainmatter%%%%% Fix for frontmatter, mainmatter, and backmatter 060424
\DOTI{#1}%
\else%
\DOTIS{#1}%
\fi
}}
\def\@makeschapterhead#1{%
% \vspace*{50\p@}% commenting out this command
{\parindent \z@ \raggedright
\normalfont
\interlinepenalty\@M
\DOTIS{#1}
\vskip 40\p@
}}
\makeatother
Put this in your preamble (before \begin{document}).
Like this?
\documentclass[openany]{book}
\usepackage[Glenn]{fncychap}
\makeatletter
%\ChNameVar{\Large\rmfamily} %% earlier \Large\rm
%\ChNumVar{\Large} %% earlier \Huge
%\renewcommand{\@chapapp}{Prologue}
\renewcommand{\DOTIS}[1]{%
\setlength{\py}{20pt}
\setlength{\pyy}{\py}
\setlength{\backskip}{\py}
\addtolength{\backskip}{2pt}
\addtolength{\pyy}{\RW}
\setlength{\myhi}{\baselineskip}
\addtolength{\myhi}{\pyy}
\vskip 0.9\pyy
{\Large\sffamily\MakeUppercase{ Prologue}}\space\mghrulefill{\RW}\rule[-1\py]{2\RW}{\pyy}\par\nobreak
\vskip -0.8\backskip
\rule{2\RW}{\myhi}\mghrulefill{\RW}\hskip 3pt %
\raggedleft\CTV\FmTi{#1}\par\nobreak
\vskip 40\p@}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\chapter*{Prologue}
\chapter{Redundant Chapter}
\end{document}
Best Answer
Redefining
\DOCHyou can suppress the chapter numbering; the\MyChapcommand allows you to redefine\chapternamewhenever needed:A new requirement has been made in a comment: to have the chapter title ragged right instead of ragged left; this can be accomplished with a redefinition of
\DOTIand\DOTIS